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Update re: Internet Archive Outage 8/4/2017.

UPDATE: Internet Archive is back online. Page images are now correctly displaying in BHL. If you experience continued issues, please submit feedback.Thank you for your patience!—————————————————————Internet Archive is experiencing an outage on 4 August 2017. As a result, page images are not displaying in BHL. We apologize for the inconvenience, and we will update this post and social media as the status changes. Thank you for your patience and #StayTuned.
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August 4, 2017by
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Changes Coming to the BHL API on 12 June 2017

The BHL API will be updated on 12 June 2017. The current Contributor element will be replaced with a HoldingInstitution element in the result sets of the following API methods:GetItemMetadataGetItemByIdentifierGetTitleMetadataGetTitleItemsBookSearchNameGetDetailHere is an example of the change:Current API Response:<Contributor>MBLWHOI Library</Contributor><RightsHolder>MBLWHOI Library</RightsHolder>
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June 5, 2017by
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2017 BHL Open Day at the Singapore Botanic Gardens

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On 15 March 2017, the Singapore Botanic Gardens hosted a Biodiversity Heritage Library Open Day in conjunction with the BHL Annual Meeting, the latter of which occurred March 14-17 and was hosted by the National Library, Singapore.

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March 29, 2017by
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UPDATE 13 Feb 2017: BHL Website Back Online

UPDATE: The BHL website is back online as of 16:25 GMT. Thank you for your patience!—————————-The BHL website is currently unavailable due to technical difficulties. We’re working to resolve the problem as soon as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience.While the BHL website is down, you can access our collection via Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/biodiversity
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February 13, 2017by
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Announcing the New Valentine’s Day Collection in the BHL Store

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Get your valentine the perfect card or gift with the new Valentine’s Day Collection in the BHL Store!The collection includes products featuring vintage botanical art from the Biodiversity Heritage Library.

Shop the BHL Valentine’s Day Collection today!
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January 30, 2017by
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BHL is Back

Access to the BHL website has been restored! Thank you for your patience, and we apologize for the inconvenience.

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October 16, 2014by
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BHL Is Back!

Access to the BHL website has been restored! Thank you for your patience, and we apologize for the inconvenience.
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September 2, 2014by
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The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is the world’s largest open access digital library for biodiversity literature and archives. BHL operates as a worldwide consortium of natural history, botanical, research, and national libraries working together to digitize the natural history literature held in their collections and make it freely available for open access as part of a global “biodiversity community.”

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